text_original: It was only hen all negotiations proved useless that the host athered near Soissons for the great expedition. An Ivance guard succeeded in driving Aistulf from Susa, here he was watching the passes of the Alps, and the 130 THE DAWN OF MEDIAEVAL EUROPE main army, crossing without any fighting, laid siege to Pavia.
text_transcription: IT WAS ONLY WHEN ALL NEGOTIATIONS PROVED USELESS THAT THE HOST GATHERED NEAR SOISSON FOR THE GREAT EXPEDITION AN ADVANCE GUARD SUCCEEDED IN DRIVING ASTOV FROM SUSA WHERE HE WAS WATCHING THE PASSES OF THE ALPS AND THE MAIN ARMY CROSSING WITHOUT ANY FIGHTING LAID SIEGE TO PAVILLA
phonemes: ɪt wʌz ˈoʊnli hˈɛn ˈɔːl nᵻɡˌoʊʃɪˈeɪʃənz pɹˈuːvd jˈuːsləs ðætðə hˈoʊst ˈæðɚd nˌɪɹ sˈɔɪsənz fɚðə ɡɹˈeɪt ˌɛkspədˈɪʃən. ɐn ˈaɪvəns ɡˈɑːɹd səksˈiːdᵻd ɪn dɹˈaɪvɪŋ ˈeɪstʌlf fɹʌm sˈuːzə, hˈɪɹ hiː wʌz wˈɑːtʃɪŋ ðə pˈæsᵻz ʌvðɪ ˈælps, ænd ðə wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi ðə dˈɔːn ʌv mˌɛdɪˈiːvəl jˈʊɹɹəp mˈeɪn ˈɑːɹmi, kɹˈɔsɪŋ wɪðˌaʊt ˌɛni fˈaɪɾɪŋ, lˈeɪd sˈiːdʒ tə pˈæviə.